Deutsche Telekom to Leave
MMBG Pay-TV Consortium

BONN -- Deutsche Telekom AG said it is withdrawing from the MMBG digital pay-television consortium, raising new questions about the future of Germany's pay-TV market.

"We will leave the group of MMBG shareholders,'' a Telekom spokesman said Monday. The state-owned telecommunications conglomerate declined to explain its move before a meeting with the other MMBG owners scheduled for Thursday.